My friend Brandon Carroll recently talked about Google Plus automatically uploading personal photos from the iPhone. His instructions are useful for those wishing to turn this feature off, I would like to add another caution: Although Google Plus' "Instant Upload" feature is not the default, and it sets them private anyway, it's easy accidentally to turn this feature on and end … [Read more...] about Google Plus “Instant Upload” for iPhone Images: Two Warnings
iPhone
How to Legitimize and Upgrade Your Music Library Using iTunes Match
Although delivered a month late, Apple has finally shipped the complete cloud integrated version of iTunes. This includes iTunes Match, a much awaited feature allowing both online streaming of music and “upgrading” library content from the iTunes Store. Here's how to upgrade your old low bit rate MP3 files with high quality 256 bit AAC replacements from Apple's server. Best of … [Read more...] about How to Legitimize and Upgrade Your Music Library Using iTunes Match
How To Update iPhone and iPad iOS Software Without a Computer
Among the many new features in Apple's iOS version 5 is the ability to update the operating system “over the air” without attaching it to a computer. An added bonus of updating in this manner is a smaller (and thus much quicker) differential or delta download. Today, Apple released the first over the air update to iOS, 5.0.1. Here's how to trigger an automatic over the air … [Read more...] about How To Update iPhone and iPad iOS Software Without a Computer
Siri is AWOL After Upgrading to the iPhone 4S
One of the most important features in the new Apple iPhone 4S is Siri, the voice controlled “information assistant”. But folks like me who upgraded from a previous iPhone with iOS 5 installed might not find Siri on our new iPhone. The reason: the upgrade process disables Siri! Here's how to fix it. One of the coolest things about the iPhone is the fact that you can upgrade … [Read more...] about Siri is AWOL After Upgrading to the iPhone 4S
Back From the Pile: Interesting Links, July 8, 2011
This regular series features highlights from the week. Hop By Hop TCP What is a Switch Network Fabric ? Deal: 1800 mAh iPhone backup battery for a measly $13 Web-based jailbreak returns, supports iPad 2 and any other iOS device Rumor: Apple soldering MacBook Air SSD to motherboard (and why it's a bad idea) (updated 2x) Zerto: Or What I Learned at Tech Field Day … [Read more...] about Back From the Pile: Interesting Links, July 8, 2011